This year, I was correct on 6 out of 10 of my predictions.
Who I wanted to win: Boyhood
Who I thought would win: Boyhood
(Even though Whiplash was my favorite movie of the year, I don't think it's the best movie of the year. Birdman is the only other film that I wouldn't be upset to see win best picture of the year)
Who actually won: Birdman
Who I wanted to win: Michael Keaton
Who I thought would win: Michael Keaton
Who actually won: Eddie Redmayne
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Who I wanted to win: Reese Witherspoon
Who I thought would win: Julianne Moore
*I haven't seen three out of these five performances
Who actually won: Julianne Moore
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Who I wanted to win: J.K. Simmons
Who I thought would win: J.K. Simmons
Who actually won: J.K. Simmons
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Who I wanted to win: Patricia Arquette
Who I thought would win: Patricia Arquette
Who actually won: Patricia Arquette
Best Director
Who I wanted to win: Richard Linklater (or Inarritu)
Who I thought would win: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Who actually won: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Best Adapted Screenplay
Who I wanted to win: Whiplash (or Inherent Vice)
Who I thought would win: Whiplash
Who actually won: The Imitation Game
Best Original Screenplay
Who I wanted to win: Boyhood
Who I thought would win: Boyhood
Who actually won: Birdman
Best Cinematography
Who I wanted to win: Birdman
Who I thought would win: Birdman
Who actually won: Birdman
Best Foreign Language Film
Who I wanted to win: Ida
Who I thought would win: Ida
Who actually won: Ida
Oscar nominated films I haven't seen yet: The Theory of Everything, Still Alice, Two Days One Night, Nightcrawler, Into the Woods, and The Judge.
